15 June 2024 – Reporters reported that Mrs. Rungthip Wongpatikan Kimura, Deputy Director of the Southern Region Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) together with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phang Nga Office Organize activities for the project Internal Southern of Thailand EP: 2, leading a group of media/Blogger/Influencer to explore tourist attractions. Test routes and update tourism products create public relations content to stimulate travel during the Green Season for Expat groups in the southern region’s main city routes connecting secondary cities. (Cities worth visiting) Phuket Province, Phang Nga Province, Krabi Province and Trang Province

For the atmosphere of visiting Kapong District, Phang Nga Province, the origin of Salika durian. It is a famous local durian of Phang Nga province and the southern region. Until it received the nickname “Salika durian “Baan Durian King” by visiting the Salika durian orchard of Uncle Prapas Kongsin, a model farmer in Thana Subdistrict, Kapong District, Phang Nga Province, which is an orchard that had previously won first prize in the Salika Durian Contest of Phang Nga Province and one of the orchards that received the G.I. mark and GAP standards, and the group met with the launch of the rainbow Salika durian fruit on the tree which the garden has been prepared to celebrate Pride Month, marriage equality This made the group and tourists excited and interested in taking many check-in photos. After that, they got together to watch the harvesting of the produce. Listen to stories about the history of Salika durian. Before joining together to eat Salika durian that Uncle Prapas peeled for us to eat fresh to truly understand the taste.

Mr. Asadang Krajai (Nong Aero), grandson of Uncle Prapas, said that he saw in Phuket province making a rainbow bear puppet to celebrate Pride Month and equal marriage. I got the idea that in the garden there was Salika durian, which is a unique fruit tree of Phang Nga Province. Therefore, the paint was sprayed to create rainbow colors to join the campaign in Pride Month, which is a month of pride. A time when the LGBTQ+ group or people with diverse sexualities around the world Gather together and celebrate the freedom to be yourself. The garden would like to take part in a small way so that people who come to visit can take photos as souvenirs. This Salika durian fruit will be ripe in about half a month and ready to eat. Because of the Salika durian production this year is too little. Due to the long drought, there is only about 50% from last year and this time is the end of the season. We therefore invite durian lovers to hurry and come taste Salika durian in Kapong District. If you miss it, you’re looking forword to it again next year.

Tourists are interested in trying to taste Sarika durian. Including other breeds, you can inquire and order by calling 091-8211113 and 064-9897466